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AND HE SHALL 5tND HIS ANGELS WITH A GREAT SOUND OF' A TRUMP£:TANOTHEY SHALL GATHER TOGETHER HIS EL£:CT FRO fill THE: FOUR WINOS .
50 WILL 1 SEE:I\ OUT MY SHEtP, AND WILL .' DE'LIV':" THEM OllT OF' ALL PLACES WHERI: THEY HAVE BEEN SCATTERED IN THE Ct-OU,FDRYO AMN DO NDEA ERNKD DOAFYH. EAEIZIEI!NK .T3O4 "T2H. E JOETll.H :El2R:3.-QM. ATT. 2.:. 31 •
VOL.UME NO. XXVII. ANDERSON, INDIANA, U. S. A., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28,1907. NUMBER 47.
CONTEN1'S.
EDITORIAL:
Drifting- .......................................................................................... 1
POETRY:
'The Happy Pilgrim ............................................................ 2
tA.R'l'Im;l;:s:
In Christ ....................................................................................... 2
'rhe Sabbath, in the Light of Grace and
Truth .................................................................................... 2
Appreciation ......................... ~ .................................................... 3
Do All the Little 'rhings ................................................ 3
Eternity .......................................................................................... 4
Prove Your Life ..................................................................... 4
The Heavenly vVay ............................................................... fi
Doctrines of the Church ................................................ fi
Aclm-o\v]edgment of the POvver .............................. (j
Open the Book ........................................................................... (1
Baptislll .......................................................................................... 7
OFFICE AND HOME IDvEN'I'S .............................................. - 8
GENERAL NOTES AND NEWS _ ........ _ ...... - ........ --_ ....... - 8
QUESTIONS ANSWERED ............................................................... 8
nJIscELLANEOUS ...................................................................... _...... B
CORRESPONDENCE ...................................................................... ~ ... ~
!rI1ISSION ARY' .......................................................................................... 10
ITES'l'I]l10NY ................................................................................. 11, 16
~IELD REPORTS .............................................................................. 11
OBITUARY ............................... _ .......................................................... 1-}
CALLS FOR MEETING .............................................. ._ ... ..... .14
lVJ:EETlNG NOTICES ............................................................ _ ............ 14
'AD Th"RTISElI-1ENT ............................... ~ .......................................... 15
DIVn,'E HEALING:
He Is J list the Same To-day ....................................... 16
Jesus is still the "head of the chnrehl whirh
1. 8 his ob yd . " I t wal:! not the act of. the ppopie,
nor a.ny act upo,n his mvn part thnt ma(1e him
the head; "but God gave him to be head."
He is a God·given head.
The ~eads of all other institutions are either
self-made or man-made by an act on the part
of the people. Their headship diff.ers in this
respect from that of Jesus, and their institutions
are also very different from the one that eTeslls
is head over: even though they be called church­es,
they are man-made also.
The organization of the church of God was
and is yet a part of the plan of salvation. Sect
ch.urches. are wholly foreign to the plan of God
and are rivals to the very bride and body of
the Lord, diyi~g, a:tlId scattering the l?,eop,le
of God; 'which js knowll ill the Nell' 'restament
as "heresy" and sHch they arel in spirit and
'wry deed; fot' sectism is ()f the dev:t.
God's wrath and plagues arc falling and will
fnn on Babylon. Therefore God is caU:ng his
people out, lest tlwy partake of her l:lillS artd
reeeive ot her plagues. See Rev. 18: 1·7. "For
her sins have rC1lc·hed untu IH~aven, ancI God hath
l'lolm~mbel'(~d lwl' iu.iftuities." Verse 5.
Seet pl'eadwl's prnpIH'sic'd that this Holy Spir­it
reformation and gutlwl'ing' togeUwr in the
"unG botly" ,voukl NJlJJe to naught becall~e we
refnsed to org'anize liS the seets did; but they
hn ve lJcen proven fft 1st! prophets long ago. This
,ro1'].;: ix F,r)l~eadil1g fnRi"er than cvr.r before inso­mw:
h thn t Hu'y an~ ahll'metl every 'where, and
l'l'ally tlwy nre afrDid it will stand to the over­thl'OW
of their institutions.
In all prohability sent institutions will con­tinne
to the end of time, only they Ivill becolne,
jf possible, more corrupt in doetl'inc anO!. prac­tise,
'ivith more hatred aml pcrsncutlun to·wa1'l.1
the "one body." Some seet bodies have become
('xtiud; others have COlllbinGcl togeilH'r; while
other'S split off from the old institutions, etc.
G. L. C.
•• 0>
DRI F-ri NG.
Push .rou; boat into the current of 'the flow­illg
stream and soon, without nllY sCl'ming effort,
yon will find yourself quietly dJ'imng along
with the rubbish or whatever happens to be
eal1g11t ",vitUn its imbibing inflne1180, haHtenjng
on toward the open sea. The fnrther it pro­ceeds,
the morepowcl'ful tho C111"l'ent, and the
more difficult for the boatman to cease his drift­ing.
So it is with humanity. 'rhere is: ll.!,; it were,
a great stream flowing on to eternity, in the
midst of which is a current of worldliness. The
further it glides along, the more po'i"erful the
hifiuence and the more difficult it is to bl~eak
loose from its clutches.
Here is a band of Christians, one hal ts. in the
edge of the .stream to behold the surroundings;
there is a quitt drifting. An.:. ther and another
of their number feel that they have the same
;p'rivil€ge. Soon they are caught in the force
o~ the current and all are drifting along with the
multItudes, probably not tq be fully a'wakened
until they have gOllG over the danger line and are
speeding onward to destruction, long ago having
lost all hold of safety.
It is well to make a speedy examination of
ymu'f>clf and 81llTDUndings. Keep near the shore
1UJ less YOul' bark is well anchored. Remember
if tlll'ned loose u110n the waters, it ,vill not drift
up st.ream; but will take a downward course
every time.
Throw yourself into the current of the world,
and at first in a mild way partake of the pleas­urE'S
and wor'Ic1lil1ess of the 'world and you will
soon be drifting along and away fro111 spiritual~
ity. Should you fllld yourself in this precariolls
condition, although you nUly not yet have fully
let gll your hold upon the promises, decide at
om(: to cease Llrifting: anchor your faith upon
the eternal prumises and cut loose from every
powcr and iufl nence of the world, and by the
·be!p of God YOll can soon be sailing on smoother
,raters in a better atmosphere,
That which makes it so difficult to gain a
complete vietol',Y, or regain the power and exper~
iC'llr(~ lost, is on acconnt of a lack of decision.
Yon must not tbrow yourself in the way of
. tc'mptatiol1: , lmtl if it can not be avoide'a, a
c1N'.i.;;ion win cflrry yon past the greatest tempta-tion.
A half-way decision will cause you to be
overtaken ni ne times out of ten.
l\lake yom' commcrntion to the will of God ,
nnd keep it there. Soe to it that yon measure np
to yonI' consecration by doing thnt which von
know the 1.101'(1 c1esiJ'Gs you to do. It is m;lch
hetter t-o be a 'willing servant than. to have to
nhvays be driven to service. Do what you InlOW
.hc~ desirps; not wai t and sa~T that you wil( do so
if he requires it. Should you get into a whirl.
poul of confusion fOl~ a. time, where it seems irn­possible
to know the win of the IJord, anchor
your faith upon some of his promises amI y{)n
"wil! even then be secure from drifting until the
Lord makes his f~ce to shine upon you agai.n.
"Praise yo the Lord: for it is good tosin~
praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and
praise is comely. He healeth the broken in heart
and bindeth up their \vounds. Great is onr Lord,
and of great power : his understanding is jl"l_
finite. "Psa. 147: 1J 3t. 5.

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AND HE SHALL 5tND HIS ANGELS WITH A GREAT SOUND OF' A TRUMP£:TANOTHEY SHALL GATHER TOGETHER HIS EL£:CT FRO fill THE: FOUR WINOS .
50 WILL 1 SEE:I\ OUT MY SHEtP, AND WILL .' DE'LIV':" THEM OllT OF' ALL PLACES WHERI: THEY HAVE BEEN SCATTERED IN THE Ct-OU,FDRYO AMN DO NDEA ERNKD DOAFYH. EAEIZIEI!NK .T3O4 "T2H. E JOETll.H :El2R:3.-QM. ATT. 2.:. 31 •
VOL.UME NO. XXVII. ANDERSON, INDIANA, U. S. A., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28,1907. NUMBER 47.
CONTEN1'S.
EDITORIAL:
Drifting- .......................................................................................... 1
POETRY:
'The Happy Pilgrim ............................................................ 2
tA.R'l'Im;l;:s:
In Christ ....................................................................................... 2
'rhe Sabbath, in the Light of Grace and
Truth .................................................................................... 2
Appreciation ......................... ~ .................................................... 3
Do All the Little 'rhings ................................................ 3
Eternity .......................................................................................... 4
Prove Your Life ..................................................................... 4
The Heavenly vVay ............................................................... fi
Doctrines of the Church ................................................ fi
Aclm-o\v]edgment of the POvver .............................. (j
Open the Book ........................................................................... (1
Baptislll .......................................................................................... 7
OFFICE AND HOME IDvEN'I'S .............................................. - 8
GENERAL NOTES AND NEWS _ ........ _ ...... - ........ --_ ....... - 8
QUESTIONS ANSWERED ............................................................... 8
nJIscELLANEOUS ...................................................................... _...... B
CORRESPONDENCE ...................................................................... ~ ... ~
!rI1ISSION ARY' .......................................................................................... 10
ITES'l'I]l10NY ................................................................................. 11, 16
~IELD REPORTS .............................................................................. 11
OBITUARY ............................... _ .......................................................... 1-}
CALLS FOR MEETING .............................................. ._ ... ..... .14
lVJ:EETlNG NOTICES ............................................................ _ ............ 14
'AD Th"RTISElI-1ENT ............................... ~ .......................................... 15
DIVn,'E HEALING:
He Is J list the Same To-day ....................................... 16
Jesus is still the "head of the chnrehl whirh
1. 8 his ob yd . " I t wal:! not the act of. the ppopie,
nor a.ny act upo,n his mvn part thnt ma(1e him
the head; "but God gave him to be head."
He is a God·given head.
The ~eads of all other institutions are either
self-made or man-made by an act on the part
of the people. Their headship diff.ers in this
respect from that of Jesus, and their institutions
are also very different from the one that eTeslls
is head over: even though they be called church­es,
they are man-made also.
The organization of the church of God was
and is yet a part of the plan of salvation. Sect
ch.urches. are wholly foreign to the plan of God
and are rivals to the very bride and body of
the Lord, diyi~g, a:tlId scattering the l?,eop,le
of God; 'which js knowll ill the Nell' 'restament
as "heresy" and sHch they arel in spirit and
'wry deed; fot' sectism is ()f the dev:t.
God's wrath and plagues arc falling and will
fnn on Babylon. Therefore God is caU:ng his
people out, lest tlwy partake of her l:lillS artd
reeeive ot her plagues. See Rev. 18: 1·7. "For
her sins have rC1lc·hed untu IH~aven, ancI God hath
l'lolm~mbel'(~d lwl' iu.iftuities." Verse 5.
Seet pl'eadwl's prnpIH'sic'd that this Holy Spir­it
reformation and gutlwl'ing' togeUwr in the
"unG botly" ,voukl NJlJJe to naught becall~e we
refnsed to org'anize liS the seets did; but they
hn ve lJcen proven fft 1st! prophets long ago. This
,ro1'].;: ix F,r)l~eadil1g fnRi"er than cvr.r before inso­mw:
h thn t Hu'y an~ ahll'metl every 'where, and
l'l'ally tlwy nre afrDid it will stand to the over­thl'OW
of their institutions.
In all prohability sent institutions will con­tinne
to the end of time, only they Ivill becolne,
jf possible, more corrupt in doetl'inc anO!. prac­tise,
'ivith more hatred aml pcrsncutlun to·wa1'l.1
the "one body." Some seet bodies have become
('xtiud; others have COlllbinGcl togeilH'r; while
other'S split off from the old institutions, etc.
G. L. C.
•• 0>
DRI F-ri NG.
Push .rou; boat into the current of 'the flow­illg
stream and soon, without nllY sCl'ming effort,
yon will find yourself quietly dJ'imng along
with the rubbish or whatever happens to be
eal1g11t ",vitUn its imbibing inflne1180, haHtenjng
on toward the open sea. The fnrther it pro­ceeds,
the morepowcl'ful tho C111"l'ent, and the
more difficult for the boatman to cease his drift­ing.
So it is with humanity. 'rhere is: ll.!,; it were,
a great stream flowing on to eternity, in the
midst of which is a current of worldliness. The
further it glides along, the more po'i"erful the
hifiuence and the more difficult it is to bl~eak
loose from its clutches.
Here is a band of Christians, one hal ts. in the
edge of the .stream to behold the surroundings;
there is a quitt drifting. An.:. ther and another
of their number feel that they have the same
;p'rivil€ge. Soon they are caught in the force
o~ the current and all are drifting along with the
multItudes, probably not tq be fully a'wakened
until they have gOllG over the danger line and are
speeding onward to destruction, long ago having
lost all hold of safety.
It is well to make a speedy examination of
ymu'f>clf and 81llTDUndings. Keep near the shore
1UJ less YOul' bark is well anchored. Remember
if tlll'ned loose u110n the waters, it ,vill not drift
up st.ream; but will take a downward course
every time.
Throw yourself into the current of the world,
and at first in a mild way partake of the pleas­urE'S
and wor'Ic1lil1ess of the 'world and you will
soon be drifting along and away fro111 spiritual~
ity. Should you fllld yourself in this precariolls
condition, although you nUly not yet have fully
let gll your hold upon the promises, decide at
om(: to cease Llrifting: anchor your faith upon
the eternal prumises and cut loose from every
powcr and iufl nence of the world, and by the
·be!p of God YOll can soon be sailing on smoother
,raters in a better atmosphere,
That which makes it so difficult to gain a
complete vietol',Y, or regain the power and exper~
iC'llr(~ lost, is on acconnt of a lack of decision.
Yon must not tbrow yourself in the way of
. tc'mptatiol1: , lmtl if it can not be avoide'a, a
c1N'.i.;;ion win cflrry yon past the greatest tempta-tion.
A half-way decision will cause you to be
overtaken ni ne times out of ten.
l\lake yom' commcrntion to the will of God ,
nnd keep it there. Soe to it that yon measure np
to yonI' consecration by doing thnt which von
know the 1.101'(1 c1esiJ'Gs you to do. It is m;lch
hetter t-o be a 'willing servant than. to have to
nhvays be driven to service. Do what you InlOW
.hc~ desirps; not wai t and sa~T that you wil( do so
if he requires it. Should you get into a whirl.
poul of confusion fOl~ a. time, where it seems irn­possible
to know the win of the IJord, anchor
your faith upon some of his promises amI y{)n
"wil! even then be secure from drifting until the
Lord makes his f~ce to shine upon you agai.n.
"Praise yo the Lord: for it is good tosin~
praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and
praise is comely. He healeth the broken in heart
and bindeth up their \vounds. Great is onr Lord,
and of great power : his understanding is jl"l_
finite. "Psa. 147: 1J 3t. 5.